Press Releases

The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis today reported in their second estimate of gross domestic product (GDP) that real GDP increased at an annual rate of 4.2 percent in the second quarter of 2014.

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today issued the following statement on the launch of the NetMundial Initiative on Internet governance cooperation announced by the World Economic Forum in Geneva today.

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker highlighted a number of Department of Commerce efforts and future commitments under President Obama’s Doing Business in Africa (DBIA) campaign at the U.S.-Africa Business Forum.

The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis today released its advance estimate of gross domestic product (GDP) growth for the second quarter of 2014. Real GDP increased at an annual rate of 4.0 percent, exceeding market expectations of a 3.0 percent rise.

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker will join Secretary of State John Kerry for the U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue in New Delhi on July 31. Secretary Pritzker will lead discussions aimed at helping strengthen economic ties between the U.S. and India through collaboration in several key sectors.

Today, President Obama signed H.R. 803, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, and announced a new report led by the Vice President that highlights the results of a government-wide review of federal employment and training programs. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker issued the following statement this afternoon.